China-North Korea Summit Yields 'Far-Reaching Blueprint' for Ties, Experts Note Focus on Countering US
North Korea's official news agency KCNA reported that the summit between Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping produced a 'far-reaching blueprint' for developing relations. Experts analyzing the summit suggest China appeared more focused on countering US regional influence than on addressing North Korea's nuclear program, given the absence of public reference to denuclearization.
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Summit shows China more focused on countering US influence than curbing NK nukes: experts
China appeared more focused on countering US regional influence than on addressing North Korea's nuclear program, given the absence of any public reference to Pyongyang's denuclearization in either country's readout of their summit this week, experts said Tuesday. The summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang on Monday underlined a deepening strategic alignment between the two countries and their unity amid an intensifying Sino-US rivalry over t
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Read full article →North Korea says Xi's visit produced 'far-reaching blueprint' for ties
"Comrade Kim Jong Un and Comrade Xi Jinping expressed satisfaction and deep emotion over the fact that they provided a far-reaching blueprint for the development of the relations," said North Korea's official news agency KCNA.
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